The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-09-03

BILE expense to the company. The
ledge on the Caroline has been tried
at three different places by tunnels and
shaft. The ore was of too low grade
to save. | reluctantly discontinued
operations in that quarter. On the
LATINA drift was run on small vein
of ore, but did pot prove up satlsfac-
tory.
Considerable prospecting was done
on the Ben Vorlick, but no body of
paving ore was found. Early in the
wear the drift No. 2 from 1862 foot
level at one time looked very promis.
ing some weeks yielding as high as
forty tons of ore, but later both this
drift and others started on same level
were discontinued-all the pay ore
pinched out. A small prospecting
shaft was started on the Paymaster,
east of the old Whim shaft. My in
tention was to drift under some brok
ell ground where it was said there was
ore left. But at that time leased that
ground TO tributers. The tributers
opened q cut to tap the same ground,
but did not get enough out to pay for
their work. On the Young America
the tributers sunk a shaft, opened
cuts and did much dead work, anu
get very little pay ore from there. The
trlbuters have done much dead work
on the Mt. Pride aud Paymaster, where
they have taken out most of the ore
in all we estimate eighty tons. 1t is
counted by the carload, and an esti-
mate from that as it is taken out.
This ore has been divided, and the
company's share has been put on their
pile. In all | think the company has
about 270 tons of thirty-ounce ore.
The water was turned out of the mill
last winter and turned In again this
spring to shrink up the pans and set
tiers, and every thing is in fair shape
and could be started up at short notice.
| tried sluicing the tailings, but there
was too low a head of water to pay in
that way. believe 10y setting up
pans, or some cheap amalgamator, at
the tailings pile they could be made
to pay. This company has a small
boiler and engine and most everything
that would be needed to do this work.
The cost of hauling aud handling Is
saved in that way.
In conclusion | will say the chances
of find ore are the same as a year ago,
and TOR ore IN sight the same may be
said. As for this mine having peter
ed, consider il but little prospected
SO far. This mine has been tuBneied
until 1t is heavy expense to keep
them open, and without connections
they are OF little use. | have the same
opinion as one year ago. l would
si0k a working shaft at point be-
tween tie Mt. Pride, Paymaster and
Young America aud DRIFT from that.
With the small engine this company
could sink 900 feet, furnish air, and
and a No. 7 Knowles pump would
keep it clear of all the water have
seen in all the mines. AS there are
no ledges here it is very hard to tell
where To 90 for ore. believe In
shafts first, last and all the time.
When once down they can be kept in
repair rs easy as tunnel. 1t will
take money to prospect, but this com
panv has large tract OF the very OF
very favorable unexplored ground.
E. A. CULVER, superintendent.
Secretary j. J. Scoville reports the
disbursements during the year at
S34.772 43, and all the available ac-
sets of the company on the day of
election is given at $9,6Os "a.